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+#ifndef CCAN_STRING_H
+#define CCAN_STRING_H
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/**
+ * streq - Are two strings equal?
+ * @a: first string
+ * @b: first string
+ *
+ * This macro is arguably more readable than "!strcmp(a, b)".
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * if (streq(str, ""))
+ * printf("String is empty!\n");
+ */
+#define streq(a,b) (strcmp((a),(b)) == 0)
+
+/**
+ * strstarts - Does this string start with this prefix?
+ * @str: string to test
+ * @prefix: prefix to look for at start of str
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * if (strstarts(str, "foo"))
+ * printf("String %s begins with 'foo'!\n", str);
+ */
+#define strstarts(str,prefix) (strncmp((str),(prefix),strlen(prefix)) == 0)
+
+/**
+ * strends - Does this string end with this postfix?
+ * @str: string to test
+ * @postfix: postfix to look for at end of str
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * if (strends(str, "foo"))
+ * printf("String %s end with 'foo'!\n", str);
+ */
+static inline bool strends(const char *str, const char *postfix)
+{
+ if (strlen(str) < strlen(postfix))
+ return false;
+
+ return streq(str + strlen(str) - strlen(postfix), postfix);
+}
+#endif /* CCAN_STRING_H */